Free at last from Eton&#39;s tough no-smoking policy, Prince Harry has been seen puffing away contentedly, clearly feeling no need to hide his ten-a-day habit.

Just days after leaving school for the last time, Harry was seen lighting up during a break in a polo match at Cirencester, near his father&#39;s Highgrove home.

Charles, a passionate non-smoker, hopes his 18-year-old son will outgrow the habit. "It&#39;s no secret he dislikes cigarettes, but like most parents he&#39;s pretty relaxed about it," said a royal aide.

"Harry&#39;s not a chain-smoker, but he&#39;s over 18 and if he wants to have the odd cigarette then why not? He&#39;s had to work very hard for his A-level exams in recent weeks and he is entitled to relax now."

The young prince had his first furtive smoke at the age of ten - courtesy of his former nanny Tiggy Legge-Bourke.

Harry began smoking more seriously in his teens, but strict rules at Eton - smokers face a £25 fine and being sent home for two days - curtailed the habit during term-time.

The Prince of Wales blames cigarettes for the deaths of Princess Margaret and his grandfather King George VI and has tried to persuade his sons not to smoke.

William, who tried it and disliked it, heeded his words. In this, Charles was helped by Camilla Parker Bowles, who once smoked 40 a day but gave up two years ago.

So here it is, Harry. . . unwrapped and ready for inspection before
you march off to be a soldier. Caprice, the girl of your dreams, is
making sure you can stay in touch. After spotting her raunchy poster
on the Prince&#39;s bedroom wall, Caprice teamed up with your top-totty
newspaper to reward his efforts at Eton with this picture tribute.

The fun-loving teenager gave a sneak insight into his private life
with a fly-on the-wall photo shoot in his tiny study - and revealed
the California babe had pride of place.

Now he can keep his pecker up with these sizzling shots of the 28-
year-old babe as goes through his paces at Sandhurst military
academy.

Handsome Harry is to train as an officer after taking a year out from
studies and the model is "chuffed to bits" she&#39;ll be keeping him
company, so to speak. "I hope I stay in pride of place, " she
said. "After six years, I regard England as my home. It&#39;s an honour
to get such recognition from the Royal Family."

A friend of Harry&#39;s said: "He&#39;s always saying Caprice is the girl of
his dreams. I&#39;m sure he&#39;d love some new pictures of her - he might be
short of female company at Sandhurst."

The 18-year-old prince had relied on the Caprice poster to cheer him
up through gruelling years of study at Eton, where he excelled in
art, biology, sport and theatre.

A Sandhurst source said: "The rules are pretty strict around here, so
Harry might have a problem with a poster.

"But I&#39;m sure if he does bring in photographs of Caprice, they will
create a lot of interest."

Harry bade a cheery farewell on Thursday to staff at Eton&#39;s Manor
House where he has spent the last five years. After finishing his
last A-level paper, Prince Harry - third in line to the throne -
looked every inch the archetypal student as he threw a number of bin
bags into the back of a waiting car at the exclusive 15th Century
Berkshire school.

Among his kitbags an armystyle camouflage rucksack could clearly be
seen - an indication perhaps of the career that lies ahead.

As he drove off, a relieved Harry gave a jubilant twofisted salute
and let out a mighty yell of "Yes&#33;"

And when he sees these shots of his favourite pinup, it&#39;s odds-on the
student prince will soon be shouting:

Fun-loving Prince Harry made a camera crew look real plonkers on his
last day at Eton.

The eager TV team marked out their position in bold black tape
outside the top toffs&#39; college to film him as he left.

They spelt out ITN in big letters before they went home for the
night. But when they returned next day to join the world&#39;s Press,
they found the 18-yearold had played a right royal prank.

During the night he sneaked out of his Manor House lodgings and re-
arranged the tape. . . in the shape of a WILLY&#33;

"Harry really wanted to have one last laugh on some of the TV crews
who had been following him, " said an Eton source.

"He watched the cameramen mark out their patches the night before.
And when darkness fell he and a couple of mates peeled up the black
tape marking out their area and the words ITN - and rearranged them
in the form of a man&#39;s privates.

"He&#39;s a good artist - and his work was excellent&#33;"

A cameraman victim added: "We just couldn&#39;t believe our eyes when we
went to take up our position. Instead of our marked-out area and the
word ITN there was a man&#39;s tackle - and the word was quickly fed back
to us that it was a little present from the Prince."

Harry left Eton last week after completing his art and geography A-
levels and hopes to attend Sandhurst Army College after taking a gap
year out.

It has also been revealed that Harry was left blushing after a girl&#39;s
pink G-string was found in his 10ft by 8ft bedroom, when he gave a
snapper permission to do a flyon-the-wall photo shoot.

His fondness for sexy undies was first revealed in 2001, when he
bought a fur thong at Selfridges as a gift for someone.

HARRY almost missed his last polo match for Eton College - because
the Queen tends to drive too slowly.

His grandmother, who often enjoys driving through Windsor Great Park
in her green Daimler, agreed to drop Harry off - but her pace was so
slow, Harry arrived 10 minutes after the game&#39;s 3pm start.

Part of the press is encouraging and enticing Harry into becoming a playboy prince for everyone&#39;s entertainment, and in not so many years, they will be criticizing him for using up tax payers money as they are now doing with Prince Andrew. I would not want to be in their shoes for anything.

I think that Harry bears more than a passing resemblance to Hewitt. Poor kid...imagine looking like the man that sold out on your mother...AND MORE THAN ONCE.

Speaking of Harry, there was a photo of him in the last edition of People magazine that showed him smoking a cigarette. It was supposedly taken during a night on the town. I&#39;m no prude and Harry&#39;s just like any other kid hi age but you very rarely see a pic of any member of the Royal family with a cigarette in their hand.

1) Prince Charles as proud father joined by Tiggy Pettifer - formerly Legge-Bourke - Prince Harry's former nanny (Royal staff) to watch him captain England Schools Polo Team against France at the Stoneythorpe Estate. Pretty Tamara Drax was there to support him too.
2) Pretty Tamara Drax joins Tiggy Pettifer - formerly Legge-Bourke - Harry's ex-nanny (Royal staff) to watch Prince Harry captain England Schools Polo Team against France at the Stoneythorpe Estate. Prince Charles was there as the proud father.
3) Swinging his medal and standing with pretty Tamara Drax, who had come along to support him, Prince Harry at polo after captaining England Schools Polo Team against France at the Stoneythorpe Estate.
4) Prince Harry with pretty Tamara Drax who came to support him as he captained England Schools Polo Team against France at the Stoneythorpe Estate.
5) Pretty Tamara Drax was at polo to support Prince Harry as he captains England Schools Polo Team against France at the Stoneythorpe Estate.